Japanese Plans for the IYA 2009 Kaz Sekiguchi

National Organization National Organizing Committee Chair : Prof. Norio Kaifu (plus 18 members) Fund

Participating Institutions & Organizations ・Astronomical Society of Japan (ASJ) ・Japan Astronomy Promotion Foundation (JAPF)

Working Groups 1) 10, 000 People Star-Gazing Party 2) IYA 2009 Everywhere 3) Small

Replica Galileo Telescope for Exhibitions Full scale replica with a set of Proper lenses.

3) Small Telescope Kit (Galileo Telescope? ) Distributing a low cost good quality small

Other plans (preparation in progress) ・Distributing solar gazing glass to schools. ・Portable Planetarium: 4

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Japanese Plans for the IYA 2009 Kaz Sekiguchi National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

National Organization National Organizing Committee Chair : Prof. Norio Kaifu (plus 18 members) Fund Raising Committee Planning Committee 13 + members 21 members Working Groups 10 WGs Web Page : http: //www. astronomy 2009. jp/ (Under Construction)

Participating Institutions & Organizations ・Astronomical Society of Japan (ASJ) ・Japan Astronomy Promotion Foundation (JAPF) ・National Astronomical Observatory Of Japan (NAOJ) ・Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), JAXA ・East Asian Core Observatories Association (EACOA) ・Japan Planetarium Association (JPA) ・Japanese Public Observatories’ Society (JAPOS) ・Committee for the Astronomy Education and Public Outreach ・and many others

Working Groups 1) 10, 000 People Star-Gazing Party 2) IYA 2009 Everywhere 3) Small Telescope Kit (Galileo Telescope? ) 4) Special Exhibitions at the National Science Museum 5) Solar Eclipse ( at least 3 cruise ships) 6) Education Programs 7) TV/Planetarium Show (Special TV programs) 8) Internet Art Exhibitions 9) GLOBE at Night 10) Track Galileo’s Observations

Replica Galileo Telescope for Exhibitions Full scale replica with a set of Proper lenses. (So you can See through it!) Cost: ~100, 000 yen ( ~ US$800)

3) Small Telescope Kit (Galileo Telescope? ) Distributing a low cost good quality small telescope kit to school children. ・Orbys, model-Spica: 4 cm Refractor (D = 40 mm, FL = 420 mm) Magnification 35 x Eyepiece AH 12 mm FOV 48’ Price: 2, 000 yen ( ~US$15) (D = 5 cm, 3, 000 yen, ~US$24) http: //www. orbys. co. jp/eng/joyful. pdf ・Hoshi-no-Tecyo: 4 cm Refractor (D = 40, FL = 273 ) Objective lens: Acromart glass lense Mag. 15 X Eyepiece 18. 2 mm (Plastic 3: 3) Price: 1, 580 yen (~ US$12) With tripod + 3, 780 yen, ~US$30) (Mag. 35 x, ~2, 600 yen, ~US$21)

Galileo Cartoon Character

Other plans (preparation in progress) ・Distributing solar gazing glass to schools. ・Portable Planetarium: 4 -m inflatable dome (cost ~ US$ 30 ) Planetarium kit (cost ~US$ 12 ) ・TV/Planetarium Show: - A special TV programme (or a series) - A planetarium show ・A Series of News Paper Articles - Starts in 2008 ・IYA 2009 Concert ・A Series of Public Talks ・Astronomy Lecture Series ・IYA 2009 Postage Stamps